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The Tudor and Stuart periods were times of great social and religious change in England: invasion threats, a new Church and civil war. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to chart the monumental changes to society and religion during these periods and find suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.
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Poet and… Garden Designer? Alexander Pope at Chiswick House and Marble Hill
Alexander Pope is famous for his contribution to poetry and literature, but less well known was his passion for gardens and his role as a landscape gardener. Pope was at the forefront of new ideas at the time, and proposed gardens at Chiswick House and Marble Hill in south west London.
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A brief history of Christmas carols
It wouldn’t be Christmas without carols – the traditional festive songs that, in some cases, can be traced back hundreds of years. We speak to Professor Ronald Hutton, the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain, to find out who wrote the first carols, why ‘Away in a Manger’ was credited to Martin Luther despite originating from 19th-century America, and how ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ may have a hidden message in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
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Discover English Heritage sites as part of a pilgrimage. Explore our routes created in collaboration with the British Pilgrimage Trust.
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In search of Queen Victoria’s favourite flower
Queen Victoria mentions violets over 100 times in her journals. Head Gardener Toby Beasley researched this love and varieties to see this season at Osborne.
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A brief history of Wrest Park, a magnificent 1830s house set in an outstanding restored garden landscape with 17th-century origins
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The English Civil Wars were a catastrophic series of conflicts that took place in the middle of the 17th century. Learn more about the wars, the people who lived through them, and how the conflict unfolded at English Heritage sites.
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Plan a long weekend or a short break in Cumbria and explore the history of the Lake District, including Stott Park Bobbin Mill and Hardknott Roman Fort.
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Blue Plaque commemorating author Kenneth Grahame at 16 Phillimore Place, Holland Park, London W8 7BU, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.